Odorless and smokeless griddle



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A. M. AMOS.

ODORLESS AND SMOKELESS GRIDDLB;

Patented Jan. 1', 1889'.

UNITED TATES PATENT Orricn.

ALEXANDER M. AMOS, OF BUFFALO, NEXV YORK.

()DORLESS AND SMOKELESS G RIDDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,305, dated January1, 1889.

I Application filed September 22, 1887. Serial No. 250,458. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER M. AMos, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buftalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Odorless and SmokelessGriddles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, referenceliming-had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference marked theron,wl|ich form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in griddles, the object of whichis to provide means whereby the smoke and odor arising from the cookingvictuals maybe carried into the stove and thence out the chimney, andalso to prevent grease and other matter in the griddle from sputteringon the stove and causing unpleasant smells; and it consists in theconstruction and arrangement of parts thereof, which will be more fullyhereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of my improved griddle with the hood or cover in place and itssliding door open. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same, the hoodbeing raised. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 2 on the line XX, showing portion of hood. Fig. 4: is a detail in perspective of aportion of sliding door of hood. Fig. 5 is a detail top plan view of aportion of griddle, showing smoke or odor opening and gutter.

A represents a metal griddle of any suitable size, which has surroundingits outer edge a raised flange, a, slightly inclined inwardly.

Z) is a rim slopingdownwardly from the inside of flange a to nearly thebottom of the griddle to the usual sloping side, 0. The bot tom (Z ofthe griddle does not rest on the stove, but is raised slightly from itby the downwardly-projecting flange 6, being a continuation of flange a.

B is a smoke and odor opening partly in the rim 1) and partly in thebottom of the griddle, and surrounded by a flange. 71 71, projectingoutwardly toward the hood or cover I), the outside portion, h, of theflange being much lower than the other to prevent the grease fromspatteriug into the opening I to any great extent, as in spattering itwill be thrown over the opening B against the inside of hood 1) and rundown into gutter 2', which formed between the flange h of opening B andoutside flange u of griddle and runs into the bottom of same.

D represents the hood or cover of the griddle, and is preferablycone-shaped, and has an opening, E, oi any suitable size. This hood setsjust inside of flange (i of the grid dle, and is prevented from slippingaround to any great extent by the lugs g on the edge of rim 2). On thetop and center of the hood is a pin, f, over which sliding door F setsby means of slot 1;, which has an enlarged portion, Z, at one end tofacilitate removal.

In operation the griddle is set on the stove over an open hole andcooking commenced, and all smoke and odor arising from it is drawn downthrough the opening B by the draft in the stove and passes out throughthe chimney. The sliding door to the hood may be open or closed, so asto regulate the draft to some extent.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A griddle, A, surrounded by an inwardlyprojecting flange, a, aninwardly-sloping rim,

11, within said flange, the griddle having a smoke and odor opening, 13,partly in said rim and partly in the bottom of the griddle, and aflange, h 72 surrounding said opening, in combination with the hood orcover D, substantially as described.

2. A griddle, A, surrounded by an inwardlyprojecting flange, a, aninwardly-sloping rim, 5, within said flange, the griddle having a smokeand odor opening, B, partly in the rim. 1) and partly in the bottom ofthe griddle, a flange, h h, surrounding said opening, and a gutter, 1',formed in rim 1) between the flange ter 1', in combination with theremovable hood h and the flange a, in combination with the or cover D,substantially as described.

hood or cover D, substantially as described. I11 testimony whereof Iaffixiny signature in 3. A griddle, A, having the inwardly-proprcsenceof two witnesses.

5 j ecting flange a, the outward and down- ALEXANDER M. AMOS.

wardly projecting flange 6, the sloping rim 1), with the lugs g on itsedge, the sloping sides 0, the smoke and odor opening 13, and the gut-\Vitnesses:

.T. R. DRAKE, GEO. A. BURNETT.

